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Tuesday, June 5 2012

  • Bumper Music for June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012

    Two themes in today's bumper music: Venus coming directly between Earth and the Sun, and an audio essay by co-host John Hockenberry about how The Beach Boys, who released "Surfin' Saf... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012

    Voters in Wisconsin decide Walker's fate | The future of handheld gaming | How The Beach Boys Became Cool | Undocumented valedictorian fights to stay in the United States | Syria as O... (episode)

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    • Wisconsin Voters Decide Walker's Fate June 5, 2012

      Voters in Wisconsin are heading to the polls to decide whether or not their governor Scott Walker stays or goes. Regardless of whether or not Wisconsin will actually matter come Novem...

    • For Tomorrow's Games, Look at Your Phone June 5, 2012

      In 1989 Gameboy revolutionized video games as the world’s first handheld gaming system. Now, developers are looking to continue the portable trend by transitioning video games into ou...

    • Audio Essay: How The Beach Boys Became Cool June 5, 2012

      In midst of their 50th Anniversary Tour, the Beach Boys are releasing their 29th studio album, That's Why God Made the Radio. In this audio essay, Takeaway co-host John Hockenberry di...

    • Valedictorian, Undocumented and College-Bound, Fights To Stay in the U.S. June 5, 2012

      In February, 18-year-old Daniela Pelaez, the valedictorian of her graduating class, was almost deported. Her family moved to the United States from Colombia when she was four years ol...

    • Has Syria Become President Obama's Bosnia? June 5, 2012

      A little over a week into the multi-national military intervention last year in Libya, President Obama boasted that it only took his administration 31 days to intervene compared to th...

    • Actor Evan Handler on Beating Cancer with Comedy June 5, 2012

      He has played some unforgettable characters on "Sex in the City" and "Californication," but actor Evan Handler's toughest challenge came earlier in his life. At age 24, Handler was di...

    • Transit of Venus Visible in Today's Sky June 5, 2012

      <p>Seeing the transit of Venus is a twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There was a transit in 2004 and another one will occur tonight. If you miss that, you'll have to wait (and live) until 2117 to see it again.</p>

    • Audio Essay: A History of Recall Elections June 5, 2012

      If Tuesday's vote doesn't lean in his favor, Scott Walker will join the ranks of only a handful of politicians who've been ousted in recall elections. The Wisconsin vote has grabbed h...

    • How Old is Old Enough for Facebook? June 5, 2012

      <p>Right now, Facebook bans anyone under 13 from joining, but that might soon change. The company is looking at ways to let preteens join the social network while giving parents oversight of their kid&rsquo;s accounts.</p>

    • New Nutritional Standards for Disney June 5, 2012

      Walt Disney is the latest company to jump on the childhood anti-obesity band wagon. Today Disney will announce a new initiative to advertise healthier food products on all its media p...